PSY 005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Lin Biao, Economy 7, Mikhail Gorbachev
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Gmd and ccp agreed to create second united front and put aside mutual hostility to concentrate on resisting japanese aggression remained largely independent fragile alliance. Shanghai and nanjing fall to japan gmd loses wealthy power base and is denied of main source of income first of many problems during war against japan (solution: increase money supply led to inflation) Ccp based in north china became increasingly strong, gained strength with regards to military strategies (guerilla warfare), popular support fosterd good relations with rural population by stressing nationalist credentials and establishing efficient local government, and coherent ideological programme. Ccp gained members rapidly 1. 2 million in 1945. Gmd descending into corruption and factionalism, poorly fought against the. Japanese but outbreak of war strengthened ties with the us (pearl harbor common enemy, increased interest in keeping china as a dominant power in asia lobbied for membership of unsc) Both us and su sought to provide themselves with greater security in east asian and.